Belgian beers of reference

Enough to hold a serious conversation in any Brussels café.

Bookmarks

1. Orval

   5/5

   A Trappist like no other: hoppy, dry, and it evolves in the cellar.

2. Rochefort 10

   5/5

   Dark quadrupel, fig and caramel, 11.3%. Best shared.

3. Cantillon Gueuze

   5/5

   Spontaneous fermentation, frank acidity: the gateway to lambic.

4. Westmalle Tripel

   5/5

   The tripel that defined the style, in 1934.

5. Taras Boulba

   4/5

   Light blonde from Brasserie de la Senne — bitter, and very Brussels.

6. Duchesse de Bourgogne

   4/5

   Flanders red aged in oak, vinegared exactly as much as it should be.

7. Chimay Blue

   4/5

   The easiest great dark Trappist to find, and always good.

8. Saison Dupont

   4/5

   The benchmark saison: peppery, dry, thirst-quenching.